Developer seeks demolition of old Martick’s restaurant to rebuild Baltimore’s lost Chinatown


Developer Christopher Janian is seeking approval to demolish the former Martick's Restaurant Francais in Baltimore's Bromo Arts District, the next step in his company's efforts to revitalize the vacant block the property sits on.

Janian said his team at Vitruvius Co. has gone through "multiple scenarios" to incorporate the building at 214 W. Mulberry St. into the development firm's $30 million mixed-use project, which seeks to revive Baltimore's historic and long-overlooked Chinatown.

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